Steak-pounder.



H. E. ROSE.

STEAK POUNDER.

APPLICATION FILED DEC-1'2, 1914.

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H. E. ROSE.

STEAK POUNDER.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 12,1914.

Patented July 6, 1915.

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STE AK POUNDER. APPLICATION FILED DEC. I2, I914.

Patentd July 6, 1915.

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Be it known that-I, HARRY a citizen of the United States, residing at Cogar, in the county of Caddoand State of Oklahoma, have invented new and-useful Improvements in Steak-Founders, of which the following is a specification. i t

The invention relatesv to an improved pounder constructed with aview to rendering tender and hence more desirable, steaks and thelike. m V 1 f The main ,objectof the presentiinvention is the provision oof-a;pou11der' involving a sliding element in which the materialto be treated is lead androtary elements cooperating therewith to treat the material, the

constructing involving means for holding the bones or the like, so that they will be;

properly presented 1 to thewjcooperating 'ele ments. v j v m 1' The invention in {the preferred form a of details will be described in the following specification, referencebeing had particularly to the accompanyingudrawings, in Wl11ChZ' p, 1 I

Figure 1 is a viewdn, front elevation of the improved pounder. Fig.2 is a side ele- :vation of the samer/"F-igl is a transverse section, Fig. l is a longitudinal section. Figs. 5, 6, and 7 are perspective details.

The improved ,poundfer comprises a frame "including uprights 1 connected -atthe lower end by a transverse-brace strip 2, the up- 4 rights extending below thebasefstrip and being provided with clamps 3, whereby the device may be secured to a suitable fixture. Secured to the uprights and extending in spaced parallel relation are channel members t forming traclrways5n Slidably mounted in -the guldeways 5 is I an element 6 in the form of aplatformhav: ing on its uppersurface a series ofmaterlal .ff

treating teeth 7, the element-being hereinafter referred to asfthe -mater-ial platform.

The edges-of the platform are provided with rollers 8 to slidably support the platform in movement in the trackway, the lower surface of the platform being further provlded with spaced racks 9 designed to be con nected by pinions 10 secured upon a shaft ll mounted in thea-uprights 1, the shaft beyond one of the' 'uprights being provided a with a handle 12, whereby the platform may be reciprocated as desired. v

Removablv securedbetween the uprights is a supporting strip'13providedat one edge f V Specification of Letters IPatent. 'Pa'ten ted Jul fi" Application filedDecemberlfl, 1914. Seria1No.876,9'34. I I v i i with eyes 14 to receive arod 15 which seats at the. respective ends in appropriate open-.- ings 16 in the uprights 1, the rod having a. l i handle17-to beengaged by acatch 18 to ,pre-

vent disconnection of the rod. The opposing edge of the strip .13 is held in placeby a bar' 19 havingtenonends20 to fit in the; mort seflljin the uprights 1,,the-bar having I mounteduponthestriplB. v By this means t the strip is removably held in positionbea recess 22 to receive a sliding catch'23 tween the uprights,

X Depending fromthestrip13 are spaced I parallel bearing plates 24, in which are mounted the rotating elements of the:

pounder. These, plates are arranged in; pairs, one pair supporting each element, and the plates are of. identical construction Each plate has alateral ledge 25 at its up-j 7 per end, whereby it isbolted or otherwisesecured to the strip 13, the plate depending '1 from said ledge, in approximately V-outline and being formedon the inner surface with upperand lower channels 26 and 27 These channels-,-. are in the nature of guiding grooves, upper one being of approximately U o-form, and the lower oneof V form. The Y supporting flange 2 8 outlines the relatively,

lower .orouter edgeof each channeland the extreme upper part of the rear portion of each channel communicates with thelateral or "rearwardly extending groove '29 i opensthrough the edge of the plate, The pounding elementsare in the ,form of disks or;wheels,,as 30, peripherally formed to provide teeth 3 1-similar to the teeth] on;

thev platform 6., 'Each element 30 hereing, after termed-thefpo unding wheel, is sup, U ported in"the carrier including a U-shaped frame 32 having the upper cross bar 33eXFI tendedbeyond the depending side bars 34 and provided on such extended portiqntwithj rolling sleeves or rollers 35, as shown, Theside bars 34: receive the axle projections 36 of the pounding wheel and as thusas'sembled,

the wheel is mounted betweenjth'e plates 24 hv engaging the rollers 35 in the han 26 and the axle projections 36infthe 'ch'an nels 37 grooves-29 permittingready insertion when desired The channels- 26 and 27 permit a play of the pounding wheels, against the tension of the spring 87 en circling rod 38 extending up from the cross bar 33 of the frame 32.

tion or removal of the supporting connec- The strip 13 is'formedwith a longitudi nal slot 39, in which through the medium of the spring fasteners 40 is a removably secured holding strip 41 of the size to more or less accurately fit the slot. The strip 41 is formed with openings 42 to receive the upper ends of the rods 38, the construction providing for the convenient removability of any one or all of the pounding wheels, as will be apparent. The spring 37 is adjustably secured by having its upper terminal fixed to the nut 43 arranged to cooperate with the threaded thimble 44 through which the rod 33 passes, the thimble being removably secured to the strip 41, as shown.

In connection with the means for operating'upon the material directly, I provide a means for properly placing the bones which may be with the material so that they will pass under the pounders Without so retarding the travel of the material as to tear it from the bones. This bone placer includes supporting plates 45 secured to the frame and formed with vertically extending slots 46 in which is mounted a shaft 47 of the corrugated or toothed roller 48, which is thus supported immediately above the platform 6 in advance of the pounding rollers. A shaft 49 is mounted in the supporting plates 45 above the roller, being provided at one end with a crank 50 and connected with the roller shaft through links 51 pivotally connected to radial projections 52 of the shaft. By this means'rotation of the shaft 49 will elevate the lower roller 48 with respect to the platform 6. The roller shaftis freely rotatable in one direction, being held against rotation in the opposite direction through the medium of 'a ratchet and dog 53.

The roller shaft may be rotated in any desirable manner, as for example as shown in Fig. 2, I have shown a hand lever 54 pivotally supported at its lower end at 55 and limited in play by strap 56, said lever being connected byvlinks 57 with'the crank 50 of the shafts 49, whereby the desired movement may be imparted to the roller shaft, the

throw of the lever causing rotation of the shaft.

The operation of the device will be fully apparent from the above description taken in connection with the drawings, it being obvious that material will be effectively treated in its passage through the pounder and that any and all parts may be quickly removed for cleaning, renewal, or repair.

What is claimed is 1. A steak pounder including a frame, a

Copies of this patent may be obtained for toothed platform mounted for reciprocation in the frame, means for operating the platform, a series of rotating pounding elements mounted above the platform, the rotating pounders being mounted for independent vertical movement, and a bone depressor mounted in advance of the pounding element.

2. A steak pounder including a frame, a toothed platform mounted forreciprocation in the frame, means for operating the platform, a series of rotating pounding elements mounted above the platform, supports in which said rotating pounder-s are independently mounted, and a bone depressor mounted in advance of the pounding element.

3. A steak pounder including a frame, a toothed platform mounted for reciprocation in the frame, means for operating'the platform, a series of rotating pounding elements mounted above the platform, and supports inwhich'said rotating pounclers are independently mounted, each of said supports beingformed with angularly related channels to receive the rotating pounders.

,4. A steak pounder including a frame, a toothed platform mounted for reciprocation in the frame, means for operating the platform, a series of rotating pounding elements mounted above the platform, supports formed with angularly related channels arranged in superimposed relation, a hanger of inverted U-form having bearing rollers to engage the upper channel, said hanger receiving-shafts of the rotating pounder, said shafts engaging the lower channels.

5. A steak pounder including a frame, a toothed platform mounted for reciprocation in the frame, means for operating the platform, a series of rotating pounding elements mounted above theplatform, and a bone depressor arranged in advance of the rotating pounders.

6. A steak pounder including a frame, a toothed platform mounted for reciprocation in the frame, in sans for operating the platform, a series of rotating pounding elements mounted above the platform, and a bone depressor arranged in ad'va-nce'of the rotating pounders, said depressor comprising a rotating element, means for adjusting said ele ment to and from the platform.

In testimony whereof I, affix my signature in presence, of two witnesses.

' HARRY E. ROSE.

Witnesses EMANUEL CLARK, JAMEs W. Rosa.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

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